State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Illinois, $46,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.8% — not 10.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+0.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $51,050
- p25
- $47,740
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $39,620
- p90
- $76,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $46,090
- p25
- $38,970
- p75
- $49,460
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $56,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.